Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers will discuss the broad outline of a new health accord at a working dinner on Friday night, but multiple federal and provincial sources say it is unlikely to lead to a deal.

More than one-quarter of medical students worldwide suffer from depression and suicidal thoughts, says a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. That's about three times higher than the prevalence in the general population.

Harvard study of 70,000 female nurses over eight years finds those who had an optimistic outlook on life had lower rates of death from cancer, heart disease, stroke, respiratory disease and infection than women who were less optimistic.

The death of Toronto family physician Dr. Elana Fric-Shamji​ — allegedly at the hand of the neurosurgeon husband she was trying to divorce — has sparked conversations about the dangers facing women trying to flee abusive relationships.

Donations to Planned Parenthood surged in the month since the U.S. election as supporters of the health care and abortion provider try to make a point — many of them making their donations in the name of incoming vice-president Mike Pence.